New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
ARBITRATION NOT POSSIBLE.
THE BROOKLYN LOCKOUT MUST STAND.

THE BROOKLYN LOCKOUT MUST sIAND'
COLONEL MARTIN is DECIDED ABOUT TH1s-wHAr
CHIEF SARGENT SAYS.
Although tho striking engineers and nremsn OF the
Brooklyn Elevated Railroad or many of them at least
attn talk confidently Of success yet there seems little
foundation at for them to base these assertions
mon Indeed their defeat almost certain Trains wore
run on four mnutes Roadway ct times yesterday and the
company claimed that they had enough to keep this
M continuously but preferred matter OF precsuton
70 run at longer intervals until all the rev mon had
been thoroughly trained. There has been no
nshsp recorded beyond occasional delays and running
past stopping poin No more new men were on
Bitterness fet toward the old hands aud that
doubtless many OF them will be taken BACK ~ umSi
the Court House yesterday, sttsnasd b mo:t Of
the strikers Representatives OF both sides were
% but s ns
had been filled and that 1t had nothing Tor the BOARD
Engineer James W. Wright was recalled, He said that
he had made elk trips day Of an hour and four M
ali extra trips Up 70 the time strike was salts,
filed with his wages and the hours Of work had been
the rule the road to promote hremen to pe
poster circulated the city last night sdv;as
mo on tine M e any
circular Ralph struble tho chairman Of tho nremens
an Ses: S tine a: rn
striking the road run under settled s Wsrn
had. on several occasions promised the renens
wages 81 day. Engineer Lmburg testified that Co
Bali was no gentleman. He had been always well
treated Fireman Powers testified that Ball once .Go
him that "there five six men on the ROAD VINO
ne road but he'd blau.sd II they %, could % s:d
Ibelieve that am Of dsciplinaran bnt At no
tine sosoasy 70
and objected except when 1t interfered
with my business
In reply to question put by the counsel for the com.
pany Cohen he declared that the road had never ye
paid sd un
version of the difficulty with the hands ne sao
extra for extra Ses There he was Tsr any e.
rules that q the men never had
s Of rus
S Ss 10 %Sn rS %s s9i s ssn
can pa n road 40 ma aSns Vas .S
COMMITTEES INIT, tine .bp" Is:s
o s
Night Hessr Williams thought that thoy were igOSn5
s Ss right to give orders but discharge
%sn Sa haS with the
the The sas Ss ise the
under ,1 H' Il. fer s 0.T
but that We could n not saI Pay
wouldn't allow the other hOOd die
10 me.
since the strike began he added, the road had been
operated without accident but not without obstruction
had placed long stick OF wood In the swltcn
at Reidave, and several engines ran over 1t before
was discovered
Mr. Gaynor representing the employssDo you think 1t
snsnse IN ext Existing Tin rsle.i '''''
Colonel M.tinwIt is certainly 90 atS to Ts
Sncp Sna tbs favor.
.raiicn Ss ses s with III il ' recent employees
Colonel Msrtn-No, sir.
Mr. Donovan of the Board of Arbitration asked prao
tcally the same Question. Colonel Martin replied:
EVERY vacancy 4 filled and We win not discharge our
was then finally adjourned The results will be present
the Legislature along with similar matter ior ne
Colonel Martin Vice snedeker and the leaders
Of the strike talked together for Of s se ,ee
tion not to take the men back In body .,r,.ar, IN.
.iss that Chief Arthur Of the brotherhood. coming to
try to effect settlement He denied that telegram mad
s ,ss RECEIVED she1 from ha Mr. S Sssn
to look for themselves and to send on to him the
Chief SARGENT Of the brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men, said to TRIBUNE reporter in regard tn the strike
M t int r nsrS
Of MANY Of The roads and the directors Of pesfy an % mem
man who with such scant courtesy as DID Mr.
sss M 4oa Fl hat TGaS
Of hours and rates and regular rules ~ which they hSTd DC
not only haif way, but were willing to
aarn would Mt
% & %
to hat in case the men decided 70 leave The oas he GSua
oath that he did sa places WIN
would take incompetent men and wait until they became
Competent When that II was absolutely impossible
company either 10 accept our proposition OF 70
make proposition left the matter entirely IN
their hands. They decided TO stop Work and ala So
The brotherhood will support them while they are out
Of work They all good sober men and they DO not 80
the Brooklyn road they will have no trouble In
getting other roads for tina kind OF always
In We shall also those who refused 70
take the places OF the strikers and were n conse
Quence -. ,,. -,
ever had and necessity for the OF
the willing to half There Is no
that the is able TO run It's road that IL has
enough IL with In another question
OF the who employed on the ROAD
have discharged from other roads for nc0npeency OF
drunk II the roai from serious accident
Divine Running under the short Roadway that
unless an 10 an experienced engineer ne
liable accidents The stories that have
about Knights OF Labor sending over "
the places Of the strikers believe 10 be wholly without
foundation. - -
breaking contracts aid body OF men who were on
strike and believe for moment that the knights OF
Labor any other body OF organized wokmen woud so
principles OF their Organizations We Will not
nut the road. We perfectly willing
press and the public at large the rendering
verdict a. TO the justice OF our cause
George w. Dunno, the chairman Of the Executive
Board OF Dislrct Assembly No. 49, said:
The story district take th
places In Brooklyn 10 absurd We have not
done would be guilty OF such dastardy piece OF
BUSINESS
MAYOR HEWITT HIMSELF AGAIN.